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Why was the death toll so high during the civil war (4 reasons)?

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Answer: Death, sicknesses, mostly sickness, old age

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Most casualties and deaths in the Civil War were the result of non-combat-related disease. For every three soldiers killed in battle, five more died of disease.

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